Fedlis

Experienced Cloud DevOps Engineer with 7+ years in IT, specializing in cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and release engineering to enhance system reliability and performance. Expertise in AWS cloud services, including EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, RDS, Lambda, Route 53, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, IAM, SNS, and SQS, optimizing cloud solutions for scalability and security. Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible to automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment across cloud and hybrid environments.

Skilled in CI/CD pipeline automation using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and Azure DevOps, reducing deployment time and improving software delivery efficiency. Strong background in configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, and Puppet, ensuring consistent and automated provisioning, patching, and compliance across environments. Extensive hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Helm, managing scalable microservices in production.

Expert in scripting and automation with Python, Bash, and PowerShell, streamlining infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and deployment workflows. Proficient in version control systems, including Git, GitHub, and GitLab, implementing best practices for branching, merging, and maintaining code integrity. Strong expertise in monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Datadog, and ELK Stack, enabling proactive system observability and incident response.

Deep knowledge of security and compliance, implementing IAM policies, encryption, SSL/TLS, vulnerability scanning, CIS benchmarks, and GDPR compliance for secure cloud environments.

Experience in cloud networking and security, configuring VPCs, subnets, VPNs, firewalls, security groups, load balancers, and DNS (Route 53, Azure DNS) to enhance infrastructure security and availability. Implemented and managed Helm charts for Kubernetes applications, ensuring version-controlled deployments, automated rollbacks, and streamlined Helm package management.

Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), optimizing deployments for high availability, fault tolerance, and cost efficiency. Strong collaboration skills, working with cross-functional teams, including developers, security, and operations, driving DevOps best practices, process improvements, and automation initiatives.

Cloud Devops engineer at COGNIZANT (2021-03 – Present)

• Designed, implemented, and automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and Argo CD, reducing deployment time by 40% and improving release reliability.
• Developed reusable Terraform modules for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), standardizing cloud deployments and reducing configuration drift by 40%.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, reducing manual effort and improving deployment consistency across multiple environments.
• Integrated Terraform with CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated infrastructure provisioning, leading to a 25% increase in deployment efficiency.
• Configured AWS CloudWatch to monitor infrastructure health and application performance, setting up custom dashboards and alarms that improved incident response times by 25%.
• Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters, implementing autoscaling policies using CloudWatch metrics to ensure high availability and cost optimization.
• Utilized Argo CD for GitOps-based deployment management, streamlining application rollouts and reducing manual intervention.
• Optimized system performance and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, improving proactive incident detection and resolution times.
• Implemented security best practices, including IAM policies, SSL/TLS encryption, and AWS security configurations, ensuring compliance and reducing security risks.
• Configured AWS networking components, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, and route tables, improving network security and performance.
• Established and enforced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices, reducing environment setup times by 50% and enhancing consistency across development and production.
• Managed version control using Git and GitHub, implementing branch management strategies that improved collaboration and code quality.
• Led cross-functional teams in developing and executing disaster recovery plans, ensuring a 99.9% uptime and reducing recovery time by 50%.
• Spearheaded CI/CD pipeline optimization efforts, resulting in a 30% decrease in production incidents and improved software release cycles.

Cloud DevOps Engineer at CVS HEALTHCARE (2019-04 – 2021-02)

• Designed, deployed, and managed AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure, optimizing EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC configurations to enhance scalability and reliability.
• Developed and automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab, reducing deployment time by 40% and increasing deployment frequency by 30%.
• Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation, enabling repeatable, consistent deployments and reducing provisioning errors by 40%.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible, reducing manual setup times by 50% and improving consistency across environments.
• Spearheaded the migration of on-premise applications to AWS and Azure, reducing infrastructure costs by 20% and improving scalability.
• Managed Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration, deploying and scaling applications using Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes services.
• Integrated Terraform with CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated infrastructure provisioning and reducing manual intervention.
• Designed and implemented cloud security best practices, including IAM roles, security groups, encryption, and compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Implemented containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes, leading to a 35% improvement in application scalability and a 25% decrease in downtime.
• Automated cloud deployments and application configurations using Python scripts, Chef, and Puppet, enhancing system reliability and consistency.
• Deployed and optimized monitoring and logging solutions using AWS CloudWatch, ELK stack, and Nagios, improving system visibility and proactive issue resolution.

AWS Solution Architect at MICRON TECHNOLOGY (2017-05 – 2019-03)

• Designed and implemented scalable AWS architectures for high-availability applications using EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and fault tolerance.
• Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, and Git, accelerating deployment times by 50% and reducing production errors.
• Led the migration of critical on-premises applications to AWS, achieving a 40% reduction in infrastructure costs and improving system performance by 25%.
• Architected and deployed multi-region, high-availability AWS environments using Auto Scaling, RDS, and Elastic Load Balancing, ensuring 99.99% uptime.
• Built and deployed Docker images to AWS ECR, integrating Kubernetes for container orchestration, automated scaling, and efficient resource management.
• Implemented security best practices with AWS IAM, KMS encryption, and CloudTrail, ensuring compliance with industry standards and enhancing cloud security.
• Designed serverless architectures using AWS Lambda and API Gateway, improving application scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Conducted cost-benefit analyses of AWS services, optimizing cloud expenses with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans, reducing costs by 20%.
• Configured and managed AWS VPCs, subnets, and security groups, implementing robust network security and data encryption strategies.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation, streamlining deployment and resource management.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance DevOps workflows, improving cloud deployment efficiency and system reliability.

Bachelor in Computer Science – University of Buea, Cameroon (2012-10 – 2016-12)